Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Business Automation Workflow packages vulnerable copies of Spring framework.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2024-38820
DESCRIPTION: The fix for CVE-2022-22968 made disallowedFields patterns in DataBinder case insensitive. However, String.toLowerCase() has some Locale dependent exceptions that could potentially result in fields not protected as expected.
CWE: CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 3.1
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2025-22233
DESCRIPTION: CVE-2024-38820 ensured Locale-independent, lowercase conversion for both the configured disallowedFields patterns and for request parameter names. However, there are still cases where it is possible to bypass the disallowedFields checks.
Affected Spring Products and Versions
Spring Framework:
* 6.2.0 - 6.2.6
* 6.1.0 - 6.1.19
* 6.0.0 - 6.0.27
* 5.3.0 - 5.3.42
* Older, unsupported versions are also affected
Mitigation
Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version.
Affected version(s)Fix Version Availability 6.2.x
6.2.7
OSS6.1.x
6.1.20
OSS6.0.x
6.0.28
Commercial https://enterprise.spring.io/ 5.3.x
5.3.43
Commercial https://enterprise.spring.io/
No further mitigation steps are necessary.
Generally, we recommend using a dedicated model object with properties only for data binding, or using constructor binding since constructor arguments explicitly declare what to bind together with turning off setter binding through the declarativeBinding flag. See the Model Design section in the reference documentation.
For setting binding, prefer the use of allowedFields (an explicit list) over disallowedFields.
Credit
This issue was responsibly reported by the TERASOLUNA Framework Development Team from NTT DATA Group Corporation.
CWE: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CVSS Source: security@vmware.com
CVSS Base score: 3.1
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Status |
| IBM Business Automation Workflow containers |
V25.0.0 | affected |
| IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional and IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise Service Bus | V25.0.0 V24.0.0 - V24.0.1 | affected |
For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR DT419489 and DT448209 as soon as practical.
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation / Fix |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V25.0.0 | Apply 25.0.0-IF001 |
| IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V24.0.1 - V24.0.1-IF004 | Apply 24.0.1-IF005 |
| IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V24.0.0 - V24.0.0-IF005 | Apply 24.0.0-IF006 |
| IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional and IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise Service Bus | V25.0.0 V24.0.1 V24.0.0 |
Apply APARs DT419489 (BAW Standard and Advanced) Apply APARs DT448209 (BAW Advanced only) |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
08 Oct 2025: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
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Document Information
Modified date:
08 October 2025
Initial Publish date:
08 October 2025
UID
ibm17247442